Everyday Systems

Been doing The Lord's Table at www.settingcaptivesfree.com.
Still doing No S, but a little more intensely with lots of prayer, scripture and God's help. Praise the Lord I've lost 5 lbs, all from seeking Him first instead of the idol of food. No S definitely got me started on thinking of myself as a ...

Okay, so trying to learn my hunger today and cut back on calories too. I ate ONE pc of toast for breakfast with butter and almond butter, as well as coffee.

Lunch was my smoothie, an apple, an egg, a few pretzels and a slice of homemade bread. Up to about 1000 calories today and feeling better ...

Thanks, SkyKitty.

I've been getting discouraged because it really looks to me (and feels) like I'm gaining weight on this diet. So I added up all my calories for yesterday, and even just eating 3 plates a day, I've been eating ~2500 calories!! WOW!

I'm definitely not exercising enough to burn off ...

Breakfast: kefir smoothie, toast w/almond butter, coffee w/ creamer

Lunch: 2 pcs cornbread, mac-n-cheese, tomato and boiled egg.

Dinner will be lentil soup and beer bread or cheese/crackers.

Going to go jump on the trampoline and take a shower and a nap, hopefully. I'm getting discouraged that I ...

I'm very sad to say that I have already had a FAIL day today.

I'm not going to let it stop me from FINISHING STRONG, though.

Today we had a playdate at a friend's house. I had a smoothie, toast and coffee for breakfast. Lunch was leftover homemade pizza. Then around 2 when I was just about to ...

wonderfully done on the picnic!

very nice! Great idea to plan ahead.

Thanks, guys! So nice to have encouraging remarks after that. To lie to oneself is the worst, even though it really is hard to come on here and say "yep, I failed". And it was hard to mark yesterday RED on habitcal. :( But I did it. My husband wondered if I could just do a No S day on Sunday, but I ...

Well, dinner was cheese for an appetizer, then chicken and green beans, then chocolate, nutella on crackers, and more chocolate. Today was FAIL, FAIL, FAIL.

Checking in here right now. For some reason, it's hard not to snack today! Maybe because I didn't LOVE my lunch, ha. I'm trying to use up some vegetables from last week's co-op so I had 6 tiny little potatoes baked in the microwave with cheese and sour cream. Then a small piece of cheese and 2 ...

Awesome job resisting! Great decoy-- take a biscuit and break it up so no one can tell whether you've had any or not.

Reinhard says you're "building your resistance muscle" and it will be stronger every time.

Thanks, Skykitty! The book is so great. There are several great one-liners and paragraphs I want to copy onto index cards and carry around with me. Very good reinforcement to keep me motivated and focused while building my habit.

No exercise today... I guess I could still take a walk with the dog ...

Did well tonight-- had a dinner with friends and we ate LATE, but I "virtual plated" and had just a little cheese and guacamole before we actually ate. Only had a teensy taste of the dessert.

Been reading the Weigh Down diet book for some good motivation and wisdom. Also just got the No S Diet ...

Ah, thanks skykitty. I just have trouble knowing what full is. Still learning that. I actually at the extra half piece because my son left it and I hate waste (especially of the expensive sprouted grain bread and organic butter that I buy!!! LOL)

Breakfast: Did 1 pc of toast with smoothie and ...

Thanks for the replies!

Today I had a kefir smoothie and 2.5 pcs toast for breakfast with coffee. Too much toast, I think, but I was too nervous to try less, especially since I went mountain biking yesterday afternoon and was afraid I'd be starving if I didn't eat enough breakfast.
Lunch-- found ...

great stuff!! I think I might have convinced my mom and dad to to this too... my husband already kind of does. looking forward to N days!

Thank you "who me?" I am loving this.

So yesterday and last night I realized I was seriously terrified of my S days. I was enjoying being limited so much, that I was/am afraid that I'm going to lose control and never regain it come Monday. One day at a time.

I realized I could use my S day to ...

Small, but important (to me) victories:

When I drive past Starbucks and think about getting a coffee, I say, "Nope, it's a N day! Wait till S day!"

When I drive past Chick-fil-a and think about getting an ice cream cone, all I have to do is remind myself, "Nope, it's a N day! You can have ice ...

I've been using "H2Orange" between meals to keep me hydrated and keep my blood sugar from dipping too low. Been drinking around 3 quarts a day. H2Orange is 1 part OJ to 7 parts water (with some stevia added to take away the tartness). Hope this helps. It adds minimal calories to my day (~150) but ...

Thanks stubby and milliem!
I am SO enjoying this-- more than any "diet" ever!

I'm in San Antonio. We FINALLY got some rain today! It's been months since we got anything to speak of, and we're thrilled!

Yes being a SAHM is rough on the diet a lot of days. They have to eat about 5 times a day, so I ...

Stubby my heart goes out to you!! I don't know what your life is like, but I DO know people who homeschool their children with asperger's. Have you thought about that at all? I'm sure you have-- and really, no one knows what your son needs more than you do.

You'll be in my prayers. :(

You're ...

Thanks Jan!
Hope you're doing well, too.

It's almost lunchtime here and I'm not hungry yet. I've been drinking H2Orange between meals to keep hydrated and also keep my blood sugar a little more stable.

I love the 14 minutes of exercise thing. Yesterday I "wogged" (walk/jog) around the neighborhood ...

New to this, but it just makes sense. Started yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday did okay, STARVING by dinnertime.

Today did well. I decided for the first 3 weeks to eat whatever I want (within reason, of course) for my 3 meals.

Breakfast today: green smoothie, 2 pcs toast with almond butter and ...